Every everyone on the planet will eventually say their final goodbyes and depart for the great beyond since life is temporary.
When this occurs, a gap is left in the hearts of their loved ones, who must endure the grief of their loss for a long time until they pass away.
This suggests that the cycle of grieving and clinging to memories of lost loved ones is an endless
one that will go on forever. Most of the time, people are able to cope with their loss of a loved one.
There are phases to mourning, from anger to bargaining to guilt to confusion to terror to rage to tears to, ultimately, acceptance, even if there is no right or wrong way to grieve.
The way and duration it takes to reach the acceptance stage are not known, despite the fact that the
stages of sorrow are. Before embracing reality, people often skip a few stages and cycle through a few others.
There is no one method to grieve the loss of a loved one, but some people find solace in helping others or supporting a worthwhile cause in memory of that person.
There are several methods to accomplish this, such as giving money to a cause, making a living memorial, or giving your time to a good cause.
Mavis Patterson, an 85-year-old grandmother from Glasglow, Scotland, who cycled 1,000 miles from April 29
to May 28 in honor of her three deceased children, is one such individual who uses her grief to celebrate the life of her loved one.
Despite being in her mid-80s, Patterson, also known as Granny Mave, demonstrated her strength by riding across Scotland in the days before her 85th birthday.
The loss of her three children, who passed away all within four years of one another, served as Patterson’s motivation and source of inspiration.
In order to support Macmillan Cancer Support and commemorate the children’s memories, the grandmother set off on the journey.
Granny Mave uses riding as a coping mechanism for all the losses she has experienced in the past.
She told the BBC, ‘I don’t think about them as much when I’m cycling, which is a tremendous relief to me since the pain is unbearable.
‘When my children died, I just didn’t know what to do,’ she continued. But cycling has really helped me.
I do think about them a lot, but I have to face life, so I take on the challenges, which are really
helpful to me, she continued. The last one I completed was great since it distracted me from the kids.
Physical fitness is nothing new to Patterson. She mentioned that she used to run before taking up cycling in her 50s in the video that presented the 1,000-mile riding challenge.
She has undertaken a number of adventures, including cycling through North America and Canada,
scaling Kilimanjaro, and setting a world record for the oldest woman to ride from Land’s End to John O’Groats after completing a 960-mile journey.
On April 9, 2023, at the Mull of Galloway, Granny Mave began riding for her most recent challenge. On May 28, 2023, she returned to the starting location.
At the finish line, Patterson was greeted by her grandchildren and well-wishers. She completed her most recent challenge and raised about £60,000 (more than $77,000) to fund cancer research.
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